Sleeve-holder.



' Patented May 20, I902. H. G. CARPENTER. SLEEVE HOLDER. (Application flled Jan. 17, 1902.

(No Model.)

ATTOH/VE Y8 WITNESSES I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HORACE GREELEY CARPENTER, OF WESTBEND, IOWA.

SLEEVE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 700,478, dated May 20, 1902.

I Application filed January 17, 1902. 7 Serial No. 90,227. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, HORACE GREELEY OAR- PENTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at VVestbend, in the county of Palo Alto and State of Iowa, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Sleeve-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improved spring band. or clasp for preventing sleeves of shirts, coats, or other like garments from slipping on the arm of the wearer.

The details of construction are as hereinafter described, and shown in accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective View showing my sleeve-holder practically applied. Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the holder. Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-section on line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

The band or clasp l is formed of spring material, preferably steel. It is made as thin as practicable consistent with the strength:

and durability required and divided transversely, its ends 2 being rounded and bent slightly outward to facilitate application of the device to the arm of the wearer. (See Fig.1.) The edges of the band 1 are provided with a series of notches or scallops 3,

the same alternating or being arranged diagonally opposite each other, as shown, inorder to avoid weakening the band, as would be the case if the notches were directly opposite.

The notches 3 are preferably rounded or curved, so that they form obtuse angles with the intervening straight portions of the edges, which form avoids danger of cutting or tearing the sleeves of thin garments.

The portions 4 of the band adjacent to the notches 3, on the outer side are beveled or.

reduced in thickness to form acute angles with the fiat or flush under side of the'band, which form enables a coat-sleeve to slide over the bandwith little friction and Wear. This shape also adaptsthe device to catch and hold a shirtmore securely than would be practicable'with a band having straight or,unnotched edges. I

It isapparent that to apply the holder 1 its ends are sprung apart to allow insertion of the arm of the wearer and then released,

with elastic pressure, but due security.

What I claim is-- v 1. As an improved article of manufacture, the sleeve-holder consisting of a spring-band divided transversely and having its edges provided with notches arranged diagonally opposite each other, the outersides of the band be= ing beveled at each notch, and the under side of the band being left flush opposite each notch, as shown and described.

2. The improved sleeve-holder consisting ofa spring-steel band divided transversely and having its edges provided with notches which are curved and form obtuse angles with the intervening straight portions, the latter being-directly opposite the notches on-the other side of the band, as shown and de-' scribed.

HORACE GREELEY CARPENTER.

Witnesses:

L. A. MARTIN, M. J. MoOoMB.

5 when the device will clam p and hold the sleeve 

